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  1. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2020

    My NM muzzleloader deer season opened day... It went well. 😏 Story and pics tomorrow before I head to Oklahoma to hunt this Arctic blast.
  2. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2020

    Saturday was very uneventful. We found a herd of sheep with a mature ram in it, but they weren't in a hunt-able spot. We watched them all day hoping they'd drop down off the cliffs or climb up to a spot we could reach... but they didn't. Sunday morning started off rough when we realized my...
  3. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2020

    It got a little western up there. One guy nearly Winchestered. 🤣 Long day yesterday. I'll edit pics and get the story up soon. Early morning at the office and a long day of work today. I should probably drink more water and maybe get some salt in my body
  4. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2020

    Found a few yesterday, but they were in a spot we couldn't get to safely. Found them again this morning. Gonna be tricky, but we're gonna try.
  5. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2020

    I'm out looking at rocks this weekend. Hopefully we can find some that move.
  6. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2020

    Thanks Crumb! Wall space is at a high premium in this house... 😬 But I managed to convince the wife to let me get him mounted up. Not exactly sure where he's gonna fit though 🤷‍♂️
  7. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2020

    I'm not at all upset he broke his fifth. I love big 5 points, so it's perfect. 🤣
  8. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2020

    Thank you! The familiarity certainly helped this year. I just hope I can keep drawing this tag! 🤞
  9. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2020

    Dan and I have matching devil tines on the right brows. These two bulls (my 2019 bull on the right) were killed less than a mile apart. I think I might have found a pretty decent spot. 🤷‍♂️
  10. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2020

    I facetimed my wife and kids as I walked up to him, and I honestly couldn't get many words out. He's a great bull. My dream bull actually. I had a few close encounters with a giant 5pt on my first ever archery elk hunt, and I've wanted to kill one ever since. This bulls not technically a...
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    Average Joe's 2020

  12. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2020

    I watched the arrow bury straight into the meat of his shoulder; right where I was aiming. Most of the arrow went into the bull and I could see as he ran off, that the hit was good up and down. Just not a ton of penetration, and I didn't expect much blood since it was a quartered towards shot...
  13. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2020

    Day 5 came with a complete lack of motivation. I woke up at my normal time, made my coffee and breakfast, and sat on my camp chair trying to come up with a plan for the day. I sipped my coffee, and thought, and thought and thought... but I just didn't have a plan for what to do. Whether it was...
  14. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2020

    Elk sounds were all around camp for most of the night. They didn't seem to mind my truck or my scent. When I woke up in the morning I could hear what sounded like a mature bull bugling up the hill, most likely by some nearby water. The wind was good to go after them. I dropped my pack in the...
  15. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2020

    I just wish the morning of day 3 was as exciting as expectations.... I heard no bugles, and encountered no elk. The wind was dead; light and variable at best. I napped on the side of the mountain most of the day. Sometime around 3pm, the winds were consistantly going up the mountain, so I...
  16. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2020

    Day two was designated as a day of exploration. There was a lot of mountain that I hadn't walked on yet, and I didn't find as much water as I did the year before. I knew it had to be somewhere, I just had to find it. It certainly wasn't on top of the mountain. As light was gaining, I heard two...
  17. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2020

    Despite the dry hotness of the mountain, I did find a few elk and plenty of sign that they were still living on my side of the mountain. I would just have to work a bit harder for them this year. I went to bed the night before the opener with a game plan but reduced expectations. I just had a...
  18. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2020

    After hunting the same unit, same season last year... I guess you could say my expectations for this 2020 NM elk hunt were very high; almost to the point of "it's gonna be a cakewalk" mentality. The 2019 season was exceptional. There were tons of elk bugling nonstop, and the 2 of us were tagged...
  19. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2020

    I was helping a buddy try to fill his tag the last week, and just got back off the mountain today. Came home to no working internet, so I'm not entirely back to civilization yet. 😂 I'm going through photos, editing, and cleaning my gear tomorrow. I'll have everything up as soon as possible.
  20. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2020

    Someone is tired... .... Me, after today. 😏
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